ништяк
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From Fenya criminal argot. Borrowed from Romani nyst and from Yiddish נישט (nisht). Now common in colloquial speech.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ништя́к • (ništják) m inan (genitive ништя́ка, nominative plural ништя́ки, genitive plural ништя́ков)
- tasty (mostly sweet) food; cookie
- food that has been thrown away but is going to be eaten by someone else (mostly due to lack of money and not proper freeganism)
- something regarded as good and gotten for free
Declension edit
Declension of ништя́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Predicative edit
ништя́к • (ništják)
- it is very good